Acharey Mot

If any person, whether native born or a proselyte, eats a creature which has died on its own and which [is forbidden only because it] has a fatal lesion, he must immerse his clothes and his body in a mikvah. He then remains unclean until evening, whereupon he is clean.Vechol-nefesh asher tochal nevelah utrefah ba'ezrach uvager vechibes begadav verachats bamayim vetame ad-ha'erev vetaher.

17:16

If he does not immerse his clothing and body, then he can bear his guilt.Ve'im lo yechabes uvesaro lo yirchats venasa avono.

18:1

God spoke to Moses, telling him toVayedaber Adonay el-Moshe lemor.

18:2

speak to the Israelites, and say to them:

I am God.

Daber el-beney Yisra'el ve'amarta alehem ani Adonay Eloheychem.

Commentary:

died on its ownNevelah in Hebrew. This is any animal that is not ritually slaughtered.

which is forbidden... (Sifra; Rashi; Yad, Avoth HaTumah 3:1; HaKethav VeHaKabbalah). See Leviticus 11:40. According to tradition, this is speaking of a kosher bird (which is forbidden only when terefah, with a fatal lesion) which was not ritually slaughtered. Above, there is no uncleanness associated with such a bird, and it does not defile unless swallowed (Ibid).

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